‘Dice equipment management’ may not be a phrase that ignites your ardour for turn-based roguelikes, however it does precisely describe Terry Cavanagh’s newest recreation. Don’t be fooled although: Dicey Dungeons remains to be in alpha, however it’s already a blast.
Update 0.11 landed final night time, introducing new artwork from Marlowe Dobbe and new music from Chipzel. You would possibly keep in mind Chipzel from Super Hexagon, a earlier recreation by Cavanagh that I discovered arduous to cease taking part in for solely totally different causes – aside from the music. As of this replace you’ll must pay in order for you entry to the newest model, however you’ll be able to nonetheless play the builds from the pre-Chipzel period at no cost. You may not wish to although, after bopping your head to the trailer under.
It’s a deliciously easy components. On every flip you roll cube, then slot these cube into your tools. Strategies begin off primary and by no means attain the complexity of Slay The Spire, with which the sport shares a lot of its DNA, however I nonetheless wind up placing severe thought into bodge my cube round to dish out injury whereas retaining myself alive.
Here are the patch notes, although they’re pretty naked bones. Basically: new artwork! New music! New Korean and German translations! Less stuff!
As Cavanagh explains, “the Robot and the Witch still need to be implemented in the new engine, and the editor currently isn’t working”. Those characters will probably be again quickly, though they could or could not seem within the subsequent two weeks – Cavanagh and his crew have been pushing out fortnightly updates up until this level within the venture, however have deserted the strict schedule now that they’re “nearing the end”.
This is the primary construct I’ve performed because the first one, so I’ve been having a merry time taking part in with revamped variations of the characters I already knew. I had a terrific run with the warrior final night time, who performs greater than just a little like his counterpart in Slay The Spire. He’s very a lot a starter character. While the thief and inventor stand up to methods like stealing their opponent’s tools or scrapping and reinventing their very own, the warrior principally simply hits issues actual arduous. The spotlight of my (victorious!) run final night time was after I realised I might swap out my fiddly dice-manipulating tools as a way to cost in with two shields and a broadsword.
You can choose up this construct and all future builds of Dicey Dungeons on Itch.io for $7.50/£7.15.
